Pumpkin Run Pulse

For a whole lot of the commodities you use, most are purchased by choice of where and whom to buy them from.

There will always be folks who will never bother investing in small businesses, but there is an ever growing number of people who will go out of their way to do just that, and I hope you're one of them.

In my quest to knit together the small biz community with the folks who want to do business with them, I've got one for you today that you might be a little bit familiar with already, via the last few issues of the Pumpkin Run Pulse and femme's Desk. Today I'd like to give you a wider view of them and their business, and do my best to entice you to consider purchasing some of their goods, since I have complete confidence that once you've tried their stuff, they'll become one of your favorite suppliers!

Allow me to introduce you to the work of Tammy Keesling and Maria Swanson ofShabbybath Naturals.

Professional besties!

Maria Swason

Tammy Keesling

A Shabbybath Naturals mobile-shoppe setup.

About 11 years ago, Tammy and Maria, best friends and stay-at-home moms, decided to start making homemade soap for fun. One of them has a daughter with sensitive skin, and their soap (being made with all natural products) worked so well, they decided to investigate how it would be received elsewhere. So, they packed up their products and off they went to set up a display at a local craft show.

Thankfully, their homemade soap was a hit, and now can be purchased via their internet Etsy shoppe!

These ladies went all out with the creativity, and have since produced a line of natural bath products of such extraordinary quality that their clients are raving about them. Their products are not only awesome to use and work exactly as they say they will, but they keep them priced to be affordable for nearly anyone.

Here's a glimpse of the variety of the special items they offer. Clicking on any of the pics will open a new window for you, landing you right in their store.

The line-up!

Since that first craft show, Tammy and Maria have set up their mobile shoppe at multiple craft shows and events all over the East and South-East U.S.A.

The ladies work effectively as partners, running their business together and working from their homes. They also get their children involved in making some of their products, and their line is increasing.

A little company doing big things in North Augusta, South Carolina, U.SA

"We started making soap for fun and distraction, and eventually decided to try selling it at a First Friday showcase. It went well, so we expanded to more shows and products. "This type of business was practical because we were each mothers of small children and it gave us the opportunity to run a business from home, allowing us to spend more time with our families.

"The decision to pursue all natural products came about because one of Tammy's daughters has eczema.This gave her a reason to design products that weren't full of harmful chemicals that would inflame her daughter's skin."Now, we offer goats' milk soaps, a sea salt soap, solid lotions, salt scrubs, shower butters, whipped Shea butter, bath bombs, and lip balms. Also, we have recently made an all-natural insect repellent but it isn't yet available on Etsy.

"The pros of working with a partner that I am good friends with is that we are both willing to give our honest opinions to each other about anything. We believe that this leads to higher quality products and better customer service.﻿

"We're always working to develop new products that will provide all-natural skin care. In the future we intend to somewhat expand our production but will still be working from our homes to continue being able to spend more time with our families."﻿﻿Maria Swanson of Shabbybath Naturals

A feather for their caps ...

Author, Maria Jordan of marcoujor's musings

My good friend, author Maria Jordan, was one of the first Sibling Synergy readers to purchase products from Shabbybath Naturals. Not long after she got her first set of items from them, she wrote to me to sincerely brag on the quality of them as well as how fast they got them to her.Maria's opinion holds a good bit of weight with me. She has excellent taste and doesn't brag when it's not warranted, only endorsing the good stuff.

She's got another practice I love as well. When she finds products she likes, especially those produced by a small business, she doesn't keep them to herself. She's fantastic about helping to spread the word about them and often purchases items from these companies as gifts for family, friends and colleagues.

The reason I love this is she's not only personally supporting these small businesses by by trading with them, she's opening the door for others to learn about them too, providing an up-close introduction to their products so they can personally experience why she's so fond of them.

How YOU can get their awesome products!

Shopping for your next bar of super-soap, the perfect, silky lip balm, or fizzy bath-bomb is as easy as clicking on their business logo to the right.→ → → → → Once you're there, save their web address to your favorites tab because you can count on wanting to visit their shop again.

Please keep in mind Maria's wonderful example of how to spread the word by not only using small business products yourself, but by

purchasing them as gifts as well.

Shabbybath Naturals are available for shipping to residents in the U.S. and Canada, however if you're in another country, and are interested in purchasing their products, just contact Maria and Tammy via their online store and see what your options are.

I'm confident that if your request can be accommodated, they'll make it happen. That's another perk associated with small businesses. The relationships go beyond professional, they're personal and good customers are sincerely appreciated!

I hope you've enjoyed getting familiar with Shabbybath Naturals, and hope when you visit their site and make your first purchase, you'll let them know you found them via femmeflashpoint and the Pumpkin Run Pulse!

Thanks for your visit, and for being a part of the cool crowd that's making a difference in doing better business!

God bless you, thank you for the read, and please don't forget to thank a veteran at your next opportunity!

Thank you for sharing this. I am always on the look-out for all natural products to try. This I will be sure to check out. I have found that craft shows or farmer's markets can hold certain jems such as these. Thanks again!

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femmeflashpoint@gmail.com

4/8/2014 06:29:26 am

Hi, TL!

Thanks so much for reading and leaving a comment! Really happy you're willing to check out Shabbybaths. I so love hooking up potential clients with awesome businesses.

Amen to the farmers' markets being a great place to shop! I love them and lots of the Sib Syn readers are wonderfully supportive of them as well!

Please stay in touch and thanks for visiting the Weeblyhood!

femme

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Darlene Vice

4/8/2014 11:16:52 am

Thank you for sharing so very Awasome

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femmeflashpoint

4/8/2014 11:30:45 am

Hi Darlene!

Thank you so much for visiting and for leaving a comment! It's great to see know you've been doing a cruise-through on the website!

If you get a chance to check out Shabbybath products, please let me know what you think. They've got some awesome stuff and I love sharing with others the good reports they're getting.

Oh my good gracious golly, I have decided I have way too much to say about Shabbybath for a mere comment.

I have a friend...you may know him as "Captain Mike" and he has laughingly asked me to write a post about something when I go on too long of a jag on a comment stream...so I am going to take his sage advice!

For now, Tammy and Maria are THE BOMB...(the bath bomb...LOL) and ya'll will be hearing more from me when I put pen to paper...virtually speaking!

And everything you said is "the truth, the whole truth and nothin but...!!" Excellent review, girlfriend! Now, excuse me, I am serious working on another order from Shabbybath! Love, mar

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femmeflashpoint@gmail.com

4/8/2014 07:31:57 am

Hello Professor Maria!

My friend, I know you have more of your thoughts to share about this awesome little gem of a company and believe me, I'm not only looking forward to reading your own review, but to spreading it around as well.

Isn't networking just the bath-bomb?

I'm happy Captain Mike pushed you toward your keyboard. There's no such thing as too much coverage of a good thing. The more folks who know, the more happy customers the Shabbybath Naturals team will have.

Thanks for stopping by and I'm looking forward to your post!

femme

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Mike

4/8/2014 07:08:58 am

Hello femme. What a nice write up about what sounds like a beautiful business with what seems a terrific niche. I wish them well and took your advice and bookmarked the page. There are always gifts to purchase.

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femmeflashpoint

4/8/2014 07:35:06 am

Hi Captain Mike!

Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting too!

Yup - these girls got it goin' on in the world of scents and suds.

Thanks too, for mentioning the reason for bookmarking their page. It makes it easier for both shopping and sharing their web address and I'm sure they'll appreciate your business!

I just love your blog! Finding out they ship to Canada too is icing on the cake (not even apologizing for that pun lol) and I'll be ordering! Thank you for the great job you are doing :)

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femmeflashpoint

4/10/2014 03:10:31 am

Alexandra,

Wow - I feel hugely complimented! Thank you so much!

I'm excited to have you as a regular guest and wayyyy happy to be a part of getting you familiar with the Shabbybath ladies!

I know you'll enjoy their products and getting to know them better. They're personalization in business. They're awesome with the personal touch that no one will find when they pull a bar of cleanser or lotion from a display rack in a super-store.

Thanks again for the visit for the wonderful comment! I appreciate it and so do the other readers. :)

femme

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Cindy Serway

5/6/2014 03:03:45 pm

The story on Fly was so interesting. If those old bones could talk!
Thanks for sharing!

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